Surface Pro Coming, But Still Not to the Channel
Microsoft announced Surface Pro, the version of its tablet that runs the full X86 version of Windows 8, will hit the market Feb. 9. While the enhanced unit will be sold direct and through select retail...
View ArticleHappy Holidays for Apple, Tablets at Large
With tablets dominating tech spend in the run up to Christmas, it's no surprise sales of the touchy-feely form factor more than doubled in final quarter of 2012.The post Happy Holidays for Apple,...
View ArticleMicrosoft Sells Out of Surface Pro
The Surface Pro, running Windows 8 Professional, debuted and immediately sold out last Friday from both direct and indirect sales channels. Many analysts and tech observers are questioning Microsoft’s...
View ArticleAnalyst: Surface Pro Will Be Dead in Six Months
Context analyst Salman Chaudry said he does not think Microsoft will consider the channel in its tablet go-to-market strategy, and that would be "suicide" for the device.The post Analyst: Surface Pro...
View ArticleMicrosoft’s Surface Damages Channel Relations
Microsoft released its Surface tablets nearly six months ago. In that time, not one unit has been sold through the B2B channel, and Microsoft remains reticent to reveal its plans for expanding tablet...
View ArticleMicrosoft Surface in the Channel Just Rumors
Microsoft is starting to sell its Surface tablets in bulk to business through a direct sales model, similar to its consumer strategy. Rumors persist that the Windows tablet will be released to the B2B...
View ArticleSurface Write-Off Dampens Microsoft Profits
Microsoft missed profit expectations in its earnings, due mostly to the slowdown in PC sales and an unexpected $900 million write off on unsold Surface RT inventory. The biggest earnings miss in a...
View ArticleReport: Ballmer Admits Microsoft Built Too Many Surface RTs
Microsoft's boss reportedly also admitted in an internal meeting that Windows 8 device sales have been disappointing.The post Report: Ballmer Admits Microsoft Built Too Many Surface RTs appeared first...
View ArticleMicrosoft Finally Fesses Up to Surface Sales
The Surface tablet rakes in just $853 million in FY13, a figure Context describes as a 'spectacular disaster.'The post Microsoft Finally Fesses Up to Surface Sales appeared first on Channelnomics.
View ArticleSurface VARs Can’t Match Microsoft on Price
Some partners offering Surface RT have to sell it for up to 11 percent more than Microsoft itself following this month's launch of Devices program.The post Surface VARs Can’t Match Microsoft on Price...
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